Haiku to you, too!

Hippo clip art

Ah, Hippo! You inspire me!

When I was in elementary school, we studied poetry, like most kids do. And we had to write a Haiku, like most kids do.

I still remember mine (prepare to be astounded):


Hippopotamus

Why do you like gooey mud

So brown and sticky?


Catchy, eh?


And on a similarly random note: When my oldest was a baby (as in, doing the baby babble thing), she used to say “Me-no-me”. D and I planned to catch her at that exact moment between babble and words and have her translate for us. We failed.


But to this day we all remember “Me-no-me” … though we don’t know what it means!



How about you? What nuggets from your childhood do you still remember?


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Published on November 14, 2012 09:05
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message 1: by Amanda (new)

Amanda Miller Two things really stick out for me. The first is that I used to call Apple Juice "appy goose." The second is that when I was afraid I was about to get in trouble I would ask my Mom to sing the song Amazing Grace. I figured that if she was singing that song, I couldn't possibly be in trouble. I would do something naughty then say at the top of my lungs "Amazing Gracie Mommy!"


message 2: by J. (new)

J. Kenner LOL! I love that! What a clever girl!

My daughter said Narnes & Boble for the longest time, so appy goose makes sense to me.

And the other daughter (who would not be happy with me for saying this) used to grab a notebook and crayons and say that she was going to go write in her diarrhea :) Um, ick!


message 3: by Amanda (new)

Amanda Miller You're right. Writing in a diarrhea does not sound pleasant. :)


message 4: by J. (new)

J. Kenner LOL!!


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